This photograph collection consists of 53 photographs featuring primarily Giscome with a few of Prince George. Subjects include the Eagle Lake Sawmill, Eagle Lake, Giscome townsite (including specific buildings and general road perspectives), Giscome School, Division II class photos (1950-51), and the Giscome School teacherage.
This fold out brochure, published by the Prince George Board of Trade, provides an overview of the industries present in Prince George by the BC Centennial; as well as a brief presentation of local recreational opportunities and a mileage listing.
This short colour film depicts logging and sawmill operations at Ferguson Lake in March 1959. Scenes include tree felling, log hauling equipment, the Ferguson Lake lumber yard, use of Ferguson Lake to float logs, and the inside operations of the Ferguson Lake sawmill. Film also includes a brief clip of family film footage of the McKay family home and garden on Melville Street in Prince George with scenes showing a Newfoundland dog named Barney with Donald McKay and Joan McKay.
Image depicts a Beehive Burner along the Nechako on River Road. Map coordinates 53°55'34.1"N 122°44'58.0"W
Image depicts a bee-hive burner beside a rail-road track at an unidentified mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts an aerial view of areas that have been used for logging around Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a highway, and a section of mountain in the background which is bare due to clear-cut logging. It is possibly somewhere near Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a logging area, and a section of mountain in the background which is bare due to clear-cut logging. The slide is also labelled "logging show." It is possibly somewhere near Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a saw mill, possibly Lakeland Mills, with a beehive burner and numerous piles of logs in the foreground, in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a trailer for a logging truck suspended off the ground by a wooden structure. This is used to load the trailer onto the back of the truck. The name on the truck says "Rormarniewich Trucking Ltd."
Image depicts two mills; the Intercontinental Pulpmill is on the left side of the tracks in the image and the Prince George Pulp and Paper Mill is located on the right side in Prince George, B.C. The Northwood Pulp Mill can be seen in the distance.
Image depicts an aerial view of the Ahbau area somewhere near Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a train carrying logs somewhere in Prince George, B.c.
Image depicts a train transporting wood planks, possibly in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts numerous blocks of wood planks at a saw mill, possibly Lakeland Mills, somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts numerous tractors at Finning Tractor and Equipment Co. Ltd. located along Highway 97 in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a logging area somewhere near Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a logging area somewhere near Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts logs being stripped of their bark at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a tractor with a claw lifting logs at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts numerous logs that have been stripped of their bark at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts numerous piles of wood planks at the Canadian National Railway Yards in Prince George, B.C. The cutbanks are seen in the background.
Image depicts a saw cutting a log in half at a saw mill in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a large saw at an indoor location, likely in a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts the interior of a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts two unidentified individuals examining a thick log still attached to the machine that cut it down. It is located somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts several pieces of heavy machinery used in forestry. The Coast Inn of the North is seen in the background.
Image depicts several pieces of heavy machinery used in forestry. The Coast Inn of the North is seen in the background.
Image depicts a piece of heavy machinery lifting numerous logs off the back of a logging truck. It is likely located in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts machinery in a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts wood planks in the interior of a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a piece of heavy machinery lifting numerous logs off the back of a logging truck. It is likely located in Prince George, B.C.
Item consists of transcript of taped interview with former railway conductor Alex Clapperton conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding his career as a railway conductor with Pacific Great Eastern Railway. Clapperton also discusses memories of growing up in Prince George.
Sin títuloImage depicts machinery stripping a log of its bark in a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts an unidentified individual examining a piece of heavy machinery used in the forestry industry. It is located in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts numerous stripped logs and several unidentified individuals in hard hats at a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts logs being cut into planks in the interior of a saw mill somewhere in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts two unidentified individuals examining a tractor meant to delimb trees. It is located in Prince George, B.C.
Image depicts a piece of heavy machinery lifting numerous logs. It is likely located in Prince George, B.C.
File contains slides depicting logging and equipment. Most appear to be locations around Prince George.
Tourist map of Prince George depicts city area, with annotations by Davies to emphasize locations of rail lines.
Image depicts the Northwood pulpmill in Prince George B.C.
Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.
Image depicts the Northwood pulpmill in Prince George B.C.
Image depicts Prince George, possibly with the Northwood Pulpmill in the background.
Image depicts the Lakeland Sawmill in Prince George, B.C, identified by the beehive burners; the one with white smoke belonged to Pas Lumber Co. which was bought out by Lakeland in 1987.
Image depicts the Lakeland Sawmill in Prince George, B.C.
Collection consists of 30 audio cassettes containing 46 interviews conducted primarily by radio & TV broadcaster Bob Harkins with local personalities. Most recordings were conducted at CJCI Studios, Prince George. The station was launched in 1970 by Central Interior Radio, broadcasting on 620 AM. In 1983, Central Interior also launched CIBC-FM in the city. Central Interior Radio was acquired by the Vista Broadcast Group in 2005.
Sin títuloItem consists of transcript of interview with Bruce Douglas conducted by Bob Harkins at Prince George Radio Station, CJCI regarding his career in early railways in Prince George region and memories of the sawmills in Giscome area..
Sin títuloImage depicts the Northwood pulpmill in Prince George B.C.